<p>日本影像技术巨头佳能已关闭其在中国大陆的一个主要打印机生产设施，这凸显了国内品牌在中国打印市场日益增长的影响力。\n 周四，《邮报》对位于广东省中山市的佳能中山商务机器进行的访问显示，工厂几乎没有活动。停车场几乎空无一人，十多名员工在办公楼外闲逛。\n 一名工人表示，生产在上个月底已停止，剩余员工的任务是 “处理善后事宜”，包括遣散费和供应商结算。\n 这家专注于激光打印机的公司告诉员工，关闭的原因是市场萎缩以及来自新兴本土品牌的竞争加剧，地方媒体报道称。佳能中国的一位公关经理表示，该工厂 “于 11 月 21 日停止生产和业务运营”，主要是由于激光打印机市场的 “萎缩”。\n\n 工人们表示，赔偿相当丰厚。例如，一名在工厂工作了 10 年的员工预计将获得约 20 万元人民币（约合 28,290 美元）的遣散费。根据公司披露的 2024 年上半年平均月薪 4,800 元，赔偿金额相当于近 43 个月的工资。\n 佳能的熟练劳动力已经引起了招聘人员的关注。当地电子制造商在工厂大门外分发传单，寻求招聘突然在市场上可用的经验丰富的员工。\n 两名工人表示，他们对关闭并不感到惊讶，指出公司多年来一直在缩减规模。中山工厂关闭时有超过 1,000 名员工，而在其巅峰时期约有 10,000 名员工。\n 中山工厂成立于 2001 年，扩张迅速，2012 年迁至现址，吸收了邻近珠海市的生产能力。该工厂不仅以其生产线而闻名，还拥有包括体育设施、电影院、阅览室和配备空调、洗衣机和电视的宿舍等便利设施。工人们表示，他们被允许在这里免费居住，直到 12 月 21 日。\n 此次关闭不仅标志着一个工厂的结束，更代表了中国制造业的一个转折点，国内品牌被广泛认为不仅赶上了外国竞争对手，还开始主导国内市场。\n 周四，在阿里巴巴集团控股的淘宝市场上搜索激光打印机时，推荐了华为、联想、惠普和中国文具制造商得力等品牌，而佳能排名第 11。在另一个主要购物网站京东上，佳能排名第 25。阿里巴巴拥有《邮报》。\n 佳能的打印业务是其最大的收入来源，正面临下滑。在第三季度，打印机销售下降 1%，降至 6110 亿日元（约合 40 亿美元），是唯一下降的细分市场，而整体销售增长 2%，达到 1 万亿日元。佳能在其 2024 年年报中提到 “主要在中国激光打印机需求下降”，而喷墨打印机在疲软的市场环境中也面临困境。\n 除了中山，佳能在深圳、东北辽宁省的大连和东部江苏省的苏州也运营打印机和打印配件的工厂。在海外，其打印生产线位于越南和泰国。\n 当被问及其他工厂的计划时，佳能中国的公关经理表示，公司 “希望不对其他工厂发表评论”。\n 这并不是佳能在中国的第一次裁员。2022 年，它关闭了位于珠海的一家数码相机工厂，同样是由于市场需求疲软。</p>

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<p>佳能因市场萎缩和本土品牌竞争加剧，已关闭位于中国中山的主要打印机生产设施。此次关闭影响超过 1000 名员工，并提供了丰厚的遣散费。这一举措突显了中国品牌在打印市场日益增长的主导地位。佳能的打印机销售出现下滑，公司在其最大收入来源上面临挑战。此次关闭标志着中国制造业动态的重大转变</p>

<p>Japanese imaging technology giant Canon has shut down one of its major printer production facilities in mainland China, underscoring the growing clout of domestic brands in the country’s printing market.\nA visit on Thursday by the Post to Canon Zhongshan Business Machines, in Zhongshan city in the southern Guangdong province, revealed little activity. The car park was nearly empty, while a dozen employees strolled outside the office building.\nA worker said production had halted late last month, with remaining staff tasked with “handling the aftermath”, including severance payments and supplier settlements.\nThe company, which specialises in laser printers, told employees the shutdown was attributed to a shrinking market and intensifying competition from rising local brands, according to local media reports. A public relations manager from Canon China said the plant “ceased its production and business operations on November 21” primarily due to a “shrinking” laser printer market.\n\nThe compensation was generous, workers said. For example, one employee, who worked at the plant for 10 years, expected to receive about 200,000 yuan (US$28,290) in severance. Based on the company’s disclosed average monthly pay of 4,800 yuan in the first half of 2024, the payout equated to nearly 43 months’ salary.\nCanon’s skilled workforce has already attracted attention from recruiters. Fliers were distributed outside the factory gates by local electronics manufacturers seeking to hire experienced staff suddenly available on the market.\nTwo workers said they were not surprised by the closure, noting that the company had been downsizing for years. The Zhongshan plant had more than 1,000 employees when it closed, down from around 10,000 during its peak.\nEstablished in 2001, the Zhongshan facility expanded so rapidly that it relocated to the current site in 2012, absorbing production capacity from neighbouring Zhuhai city. The factory was notable not only for its production lines but also for amenities that included sports facilities, a cinema, a reading room, and dormitories equipped with air conditioning, washing machines and televisions. Workers said they were allowed to continue living there free of charge until December 21.\nThe closure marks more than the end of a single plant. It represents a turning point in Chinese manufacturing, where local brands are widely seen to have not only caught up with foreign rivals but have also begun to dominate the home market.\nA search of laser printers on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao marketplace on Thursday recommended brands like Huawei, Lenovo HP and Deli, a Chinese stationery maker, with Canon listed 11th. On JD.com, another major shopping site, Canon was listed 25th. Alibaba owns the Post.\nCanon’s printing business, its largest revenue stream, is facing a downturn. In the third quarter, printer sales dropped 1 per cent to 611 billion yen (US$4 billion), the only segment that declined, as overall sales rose 2 per cent to 1 trillion yen. Canon cited in its 2024 annual report “a decrease in demand for laser printers mainly in China” while inkjet printers also struggled in weak market conditions.\nBeyond Zhongshan, the company operates factories in Shenzhen, Dalian in the northeastern Liaoning province and Suzhou in the eastern Jiangsu province for printers and printing accessories. Overseas, its printing production lines are located in Vietnam and Thailand.\nWhen asked about plans for the other factories, Canon China’s public relations manager said the company “would like to refrain from commenting on other plants”.\nThis is not Canon’s first retrenchment in China. In 2022, it shut down a digital camera factory in Zhuhai, also citing weak market demand.\n</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>日本影像技术巨头佳能已关闭其在中国大陆的一个主要打印机生产设施，这凸显了国内品牌在中国打印市场日益增长的影响力。\n 周四，《邮报》对位于广东省中山市的佳能中山商务机器进行的访问显示，工厂几乎没有活动。停车场几乎空无一人，十多名员工在办公楼外闲逛。\n 一名工人表示，生产在上个月底已停止，剩余员工的任务是 “处理善后事宜”，包括遣散费和供应商结算。\n 这家专注于激光打印机的公司告诉员工，关闭的原因是市场萎缩以及来自新兴本土品牌的竞争加剧，地方媒体报道称。佳能中国的一位公关经理表示，该工厂 “于 11 月 21 日停止生产和业务运营”，主要是由于激光打印机市场的 “萎缩”。\n\n 工人们表示，赔偿相当丰厚。例如，一名在工厂工作了 10 年的员工预计将获得约 20 万元人民币（约合 28,290 美元）的遣散费。根据公司披露的 2024 年上半年平均月薪 4,800 元，赔偿金额相当于近 43 个月的工资。\n 佳能的熟练劳动力已经引起了招聘人员的关注。当地电子制造商在工厂大门外分发传单，寻求招聘突然在市场上可用的经验丰富的员工。\n 两名工人表示，他们对关闭并不感到惊讶，指出公司多年来一直在缩减规模。中山工厂关闭时有超过 1,000 名员工，而在其巅峰时期约有 10,000 名员工。\n 中山工厂成立于 2001 年，扩张迅速，2012 年迁至现址，吸收了邻近珠海市的生产能力。该工厂不仅以其生产线而闻名，还拥有包括体育设施、电影院、阅览室和配备空调、洗衣机和电视的宿舍等便利设施。工人们表示，他们被允许在这里免费居住，直到 12 月 21 日。\n 此次关闭不仅标志着一个工厂的结束，更代表了中国制造业的一个转折点，国内品牌被广泛认为不仅赶上了外国竞争对手，还开始主导国内市场。\n 周四，在阿里巴巴集团控股的淘宝市场上搜索激光打印机时，推荐了华为、联想、惠普和中国文具制造商得力等品牌，而佳能排名第 11。在另一个主要购物网站京东上，佳能排名第 25。阿里巴巴拥有《邮报》。\n 佳能的打印业务是其最大的收入来源，正面临下滑。在第三季度，打印机销售下降 1%，降至 6110 亿日元（约合 40 亿美元），是唯一下降的细分市场，而整体销售增长 2%，达到 1 万亿日元。佳能在其 2024 年年报中提到 “主要在中国激光打印机需求下降”，而喷墨打印机在疲软的市场环境中也面临困境。\n 除了中山，佳能在深圳、东北辽宁省的大连和东部江苏省的苏州也运营打印机和打印配件的工厂。在海外，其打印生产线位于越南和泰国。\n 当被问及其他工厂的计划时，佳能中国的公关经理表示，公司 “希望不对其他工厂发表评论”。\n 这并不是佳能在中国的第一次裁员。2022 年，它关闭了位于珠海的一家数码相机工厂，同样是由于市场需求疲软。</p>
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一个时代的结束：佳能关闭了其在中国的打印机工厂，因为这个日本品牌输给了本地的竞争对手